started, i would like to recognize all of the elected officials here tonight, including congressman steve king. if you could ostensibly could give you a warm round of applause -- if you could all please stand so we could give you a warm round of applause. [applause] thank you so much for being here to celebrate the birthday of our governor and a dear friend of mine, governor brandstad. thank you for your support over the past two years and for your continued support over the next two years. our administration would not be as successful without you. and the space and the confidence and trust you have placed in us to get the job done. we are going to keep working diligently each and every day to continue to make iowa a great place to live, raise a family, grow and start a business. i would also like to give a special thank you to senator rubio for being with us this evening. i was honored to have the opportunity to serve as his secretary of the republican national convention and that is where i first had the opportunity to meet senator rubio. not only did i have the opportunity to hear him